Pitchero vs HoopsHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pitchero
Stay connected with your sports club. Get the latest results, league tables, and team news. Easily manage your availability, chat with teammates, and view match reports and photos.
- Follow teams and get results
- Customizable home screen
- Manage player availability
- Built-in team messaging
- View match reports and photos
- Switch between multiple clubs
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Pitchero Club brings your whole sports club together in one app. Whether you’re a club admin, coach, player, parent or supporter, you can manage your team, collect fees and stay connected with your club 24/7 from your phone. RUN YOUR TEAM FROM ANYWHERE. Create and edit fixtures and training sessions, check player availability, send reminders, select your team, publish line-ups and add results. COLLECT TEAM PAYMENTS. Request match fees, track paid and unpaid players, and make it easier for everyone to pay on time. MANAGE EVERY MATCHDAY. Add live scores and match events as the action happens, then publish final results and keep the whole club updated. KEEP EVERYONE CONNECTED. Share announcements, use in-app messaging and keep members informed about club news, events and training. FOLLOW EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS. View fixtures, results, league tables, news, photos and videos. Follow the teams that matter to you and receive the latest club updates. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE CLUB. Pitchero Club supports football, rugby, cricket, hockey, netball and other team sports. Join over 10,000 sports clubs using Pitchero.
HoopsHQ
This official app serves the Basketball England community, providing access to fixtures, league standings, game results, and player statistics. Fans can follow their favorite teams and players, while registered participants can sync game schedules and receive real-time updates.
- Official Basketball England app
- Fixtures, ladders, and results
- Player and team statistics
- Favorite players, teams, and leagues
- Sync participant schedules
- Instant game updates
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Introducing the official mobile app for everyone involved in the Basketball England Community. HoopsHQ is the official free iOS app for the Basketball England community, featuring fixtures, ladders, results and stats from PlayHQ. Fans can favourite players, teams and leagues, while logged-in participants get their fixtures synced to their schedule with instant game updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HoopsHQ at 5.0 against Pitchero's 4.4. HoopsHQ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (76% vs 43%). Pitchero's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HoopsHQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pitchero has 68 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Pitchero's written reviews are positive against 76% of HoopsHQ's.
Pitchero ships an update weekly, HoopsHQ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitchero | HoopsHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (68 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pitchero | PlayHQ |
Customer experience
Pitchero
HoopsHQ
In-app purchases
Pitchero
No in-app purchases
HoopsHQ
No in-app purchases
